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emerge Definition

emerge (ē mʉrj′, i-)

intransitive verb emerged′, emerg′·ing

  1. to rise from or as from a surrounding fluid
    1. to come forth into view; become visible
    2. to become apparent or known
  3. to develop or evolve as something new, improved, etc. a strong breed emerged

Etymology: L emergere < e-, out + mergere, to dip, immerse: see merge

emerge Synonyms

emerge

v.

rise, surface, come out, develop; see appear 1, 3, arise 3, begin 2.

emerge Usage Examples

Object

  • talent: The team was a mixture of young emerging talent and experienced ` old timers ' .
  • trend: Information was sought from three main sources that would identify any emerging trends.
  • technology: The domain is highly applied, yet looks toward the future and toward emerging technologies.
  • economy: The country has broken away from being trapped behind the iron curtain to become one of the emerging economies in Europe.
  • market: In emerging markets where fixed line communications are scarce, analysts predict wireless will be the communication channel of choice.
  • artist: Try it yourself at Google - search for: affordable art or emerging artists.

Preposition: as

  • winner: A group called the ' Harriers ' gained 25 points and emerged as winners to claim their book prize.
  • leader: The BLPI aggressively polemicised against the Congress Socialists and other petit-bourgeois parties that had emerged as leaders.

Preposition: into

  • daylight: Five minutes later, the skeletons emerged into the daylight.

Adjective complement

  • victorious: Round five England 43 - 22 Scotland Jamie Noon scored a hat-trick as England emerged victorious from a stuttering campaign.
  • triumphant: Following his excellent game on Christmas Day and much to the delight of the onlookers, Doonie Stuart Rosie emerged triumphant.

Used with why or when

  • whose: After the First World War, a new breed of cruisers emerged whose size was indicated by the size of their guns.
  • which: In fact, new allegations of fraud have just emerged which may shake him out of his complacency.
  • that: Additional codes emerged that were grounded in the data.
  • when: The grub hatches and matures inside the gall, then emerges when it has reached the wasp stage.

Preposition: in

  • 1960s: This organization emerged in the 1960s from a number of anti nuclear protest groups.
  • 1980s: The Scottish software industry, just emerging in the early 1980s, now employs over 4,000 people in 400 companies.
  • guise: Partners are usually the people who spot PMS when it emerges in a new guise.

Preposition: from

  • shadow: With a fine sense of timing, ADVFN launched in December 1999, just as the species emerged from the shadows.
  • recession: The latest OECD assessment is that the economy emerged from recession in 2004, driven by exports and private domestic demand.